Yukiko Kawasaki

Yukiko Kawasaki
Other namesYukiko Sedlmajer
Born (1977-07-31) 31 July 1977
Figure skating career
CountryJapan
PartnerAlexei Tikhonov
Retired2000
Japanese name
Kanji川崎 由紀子
Kanaかわさき ゆきこ

Yukiko Sedlmajer,[1] formerly Yukiko Kawasaki (川崎 由紀子, Kawasaki Yukiko; born July 31, 1977) is a Japanese former competitive figure skater who competed in both singles and pair skating. As a pair skater, she competed with Alexei Tikhonov for Japan.[2] They are two-time Japanese national champions and won the bronze medal at the 1993 NHK Trophy. As a single skater, she competed internationally on the junior and senior levels.

Kawasaki turned professional in 2000. She performed in shows as a single skater and in an adagio team with her husband, Czech pair skater Marek Sedlmajer.[3] After coaching at SKK Ostrov, Sporting Ghiaccio Artistico Pinzolo (Italy), Cristal Sapporo (Japan) and ASK Lovosice, she joined the coaching staff at Stadion Brno, in 2019.[1]

Competitive highlights

Single skating

International
Event 90–91 91–92 92–93 93–94 94–95 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99 99–00
Asian Games 7th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 11th
National
Japan 7th 12th 9th 11th 11th
Japan Junior 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd

Pair skating

(with Alexei Tikhonov for Japan)

International
Event 1992–1993 1993–1994
World Championships 15th
Nations Cup 4th
NHK Trophy 3rd
Piruetten 6th
National
Japan Championships 1st 1st

References

  1. ^ a b "Yukiko Sedlmajer". stadionbrno.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on October 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "Pairs on Ice: Kawasaki & Tikhonov". pairsonice.net. Archived from the original on 28 January 2004.
  3. ^ "Trenérská posila - Marek Sedlmajer". stadionbrno.cz (in Czech). 10 April 2019. Archived from the original on June 29, 2022.
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